John De Lanoy

• Developer of mixed use project consisting of luxury hotel, retail, and residential condominiums in connection with acquisition and development of project: (i) provided risk management advice; (ii) negotiated restrictive covenants encumbering property; (iii) assisted in acquisition of air space over neighboring properties in order to increase available FAR; (iv) helped create mixed use condominium structure; and (v) provided leasing counsel regarding commercial space.
• Pension fund manager in connection with the acquisition, development, and financing of hotels in San Diego and Boston: (i) negotiated ground lease; (ii) negotiated development agreement; and (iii) negotiated joint venture agreement.
• Owner of national hotel chain in $30 million hotel acquisition and permanent financing project including: (i) negotiated new hotel franchise agreement; (ii) assisted in corporate restructuring of owner entity; and (iii) negotiated ground lease.
• Owner of local health and fitness club chain: (i) negotiated facility leases and day-to-day operational contracts; and (ii) provided legal counsel in asset sale to national health and fitness chain.
• Large, national lender in connection with restructuring of a $275 million construction loan relating to a distressed mixed use condominium project: (i) negotiated deed in lieu agreement with developer; (ii) negotiated an intercreditor agreement with five participating senior lenders and mezzanine lender; (iii) negotiated commercial space leases; and (iv) provided strategic advice regarding condominium structure and efforts to sell 500 residential condominiums.
• Seattle based commercial property and asset management company in connection with its merger with a Pacific Northwest real estate holding company: (i) negotiated merger agreement; (ii) provided due diligence relating to corporate and real estate assets; (iii) assisted in corporate restructuring of surviving entity; and (iv) negotiated multiple loan assumptions relating to real estate assets.
• A full service real estate company in connection with the acquisition, development and financing of office buildings and shopping centers throughout the Pacific Northwest: (i) negotiated commercial office leases in Seattle office portfolio; (ii) negotiated joint ventures with equity partners on new acquisitions; and (iii) negotiated day-to-day operational contracts including elevator contracts, property and asset management contracts, tenant improvement contracts, and maintenance contracts.
• Local hospital system in connection with multiple expansion projects: (i) negotiated construction contracts for new hospital buildings; (ii) assisted with sale of surplus properties; and (iii) provided leasing counsel for satellite offices.

Pacifica lawyers represent significant public and private clients in real estate leasing, transactions, and development, and support some of the most important public/private partnership projects throughout the region.

Pacifica real estate attorneys have significant experience in virtually all types of commercial real estate matters, including:

• Commercial leasing transactions
• Ground leases
• Asset management
• Purchases and sale transactions
• Development Agreements
• Real estate financing
• Eminent Domain matters for public and private clients
• Representation in real estate disputes and litigation
• Real estate, land use and construction matters for school districts
• Construction, bidding, and procurement
• Public and private financing for acquisitions and development

Chambers and Partners includes Pacifica’s real estate team among its highly ranked real estate practices, noting that the firm is an “Increasingly prominent boutique-style practice, especially well known for its work on behalf of public sector bodies and on public-private partnership developments, but also highly active in the commercial leasing space and in the representation of leading institutional landlords.

Pacifica Law Group was created in April 2011 by former partners of one of the largest international law firms in the country to create a law firm that is committed to the dynamics and values that drive Northwest companies and civic entities.

Pacifica has grown significantly since its launch, and provides extensive experience in the areas of litigation, appeals, municipal finance, construction, public-private partnerships, real estate, education and school districts, complex transactions, public records, ethics, and other areas of general municipal law for public and private sector clients in the Pacific Northwest.

We are a law firm committed to serving public and private clients in the Pacific Northwest with focused and sophisticated talent, intellect, creativity, and unwavering integrity. We offer a range of services to help our clients address their most pressing needs.